Lee Aaker(1943-2021)

Was tested for the top boy role in the classic movie Mein großer Freund Shane (1953) and promised the part, but lost it a few days later to the late Brandon De Wilde.

Suddenly after the [Rintintin (1954)] series was canceled and I began doing guest shots, I realized that something had changed--I wasn't the center of attention any more. My folks had always told me that my career might not last, but when it happened, it was still a hard thing for me to adjust to.